On the global variational principles for corona discharges with particular reference to the active glow region

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 389-395

  Jones, J E ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLOW DISCHARGES; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

CURRENT-CREATION TERMS;

ELECTRIC CORONA;

EID: 0033881549     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/33/4/312     Document Type: Article

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